Mudhen

Found ours Feb.5th Grandeur, under Feb listing.......

Maybe not functioning for other months?....or just in general. So far, so good for us, anyway!

Seems to be back to "normal" now....

Grandeur Feb 5 gone too!

Check for a deposited cruise received this am and deposited within the last hour. Very happy.

Would love to come back to Crystal, but we've yet to see itineraries that interest us unfortnately.

Several years ago we did a Regent cruise from Monte Carlo to Rio....fabulous itinerary, but I digress...

Our flights were delayed and re routed ( a mess) but made it to Nice. After a call to Regent, we had a Mercedes suv as big as a dump truck pick all 4 of us up. A ton of luggage only filled part of the truck, ah, car....giggle!

We stayed at the Fairmont Monte Carlo which was so very wonderful....still some happy memories.

After near panic state (can we make the connection, will we get there in time....etc.) the drive was most enjoyable and the Fairmont took wonderful care of us....we were in an ordinary, balcony cabin, so it didn't seem to matter what catagory we were in.......

Long story short, I wouldn't worry too much about your transfer......

8 minutes ago, bluemarble said:

 

 

It's me again. I'm being told elsewhere this is the current dress code and theme schedule for the 2023 QM2 Christmas Cruise. This latest schedule has December 31st changed to a gala evening (as well as December 28th changed to Roaring Twenties). Could either of you please confirm if this is now the schedule as listed in the calendar for your voyage in My Cunard? Or am I being given incorrect information?

 

25 Dec 2023 - Red &Gold

28 Dec 2023 - Roaring Twenties

31 Dec 2023 - Gala Evening (no theme)

Just checked our account and what's written above is correct.....at the moment, anyway!

Glad to see that Dec. 31 is now "Gala"!

WOW! Fabulous!

Thanks much!!!

Does anyone know if the cheese cart is still available in PG? Will be disappointed if it's gone!

Back in the dim dawn of time on Royal Viking ships, there was a tiny arrowlike figure that was incorporated  into the carpet design that pointed towards the bow. There were also carpets in the elevators that were changed daily and announced the day of the week......loved that!

Now that at least some of you have made it to the ship(no small feat) could you give us a report of how your cruise is going?

3 hours ago, SusanLINY said:

 

Yay!!!

And 3 of us!

can’t imagine not dressing!

I've been following along since the QM2 and have enjoyed all of your posts (as usual!) We have missed you in the past and hope to be hearing more of your travels in the future!

Thank you for taking the time to post!

Best,

L&J

Not just hideous,but dangerous. Only a matter of time before someone crashes and burns trying to get in the water.

Champagne snorkel was quite difficult to get in the water as entry way into the water was extremely rocky with stones the size of grapefruits and larger.  Very unstable. I made it in but John aborted. Some bubbles (hence champagne) but nothing to write home about. All in all, not worth the risk, imho.

Although this isn't written in blood, so to speak, I'd think that checking in at the Regent desk and telling them your intentions, that would be enough. I'd think if your luggage is tagged with your cabin, deck, etc. it'll be picked up as per usual the morning of embarkation and will go directly to the ship/cabin. I don't think the Regent folks would mind if you took your own transport to the ship.....less on the bus!!

I think that the "included" hotel is pretty much a crap shoot. We've stayed in 'em all, from the sublime to the ridiculous. It's doesn't really matter where you're embarking from, Miami, Sweden, Italy, etc. 

Back in "the day", we stayed in a terrible hotel in Stockholm next to the railway station. Small, odd shaped room with only duvets on the bed. (yes, I know they do that a lot in Scandanavia ) Room was so dark that even with the drapes wide open we didn't know whether it was 7am or 7pm...haha!

The morning's entertainment was watching management chase the homeless out of the breakfast buffet....you can't make this stuff up! On another upscale cruise line, we stayed at in Iceland, the room was so small, I've seen bigger bathrooms, so it's not always Regent!

Most recently we stayed in the Biltmore in Miami. Yes, a world class hotel, but our bathtub had been refinished and the glazing was in pieces near the drain....ummm.....well, not so good. Breakfast was terrible...

On the wonderful list was the Fairmont Monte Carlo....died and gone to heaven and included and our next one is the Mandarin Oriental in Miami. I want to be buried in one of their bathrobes. Again, included..

So I guess what i'm trying to say is if you really want to be sure where you're staying, book your own.

Even then it may not guarantee what you're getting....

Thank you, but doesn’t really make much sense to me.

However, we’ll go with the flow and/or do our own thing for NYE.

Sounds like a good solution!

We are on the QM2's "Christmas/New Years cruise ('23) I find it odd that a "gala night" is planned for the evening of Jan 1st. I would've thought that it would be Dec. 31st, New Year's Eve. 

We'll of course, follow what ever they'd like, but I find this a little suprising. 

I haven't really commented much on this thread as I was too busy reading and reveling in the wonderful photos! Thank you to Rachel and Forgap and anyone else who contributed as I've enjoyed every post!

As said above, safe home everyone!

It truly depends on where you get your shot. We went through this can of worms about 7-8 years ago for an Amazon cruise. 
It was difficult to find and cost us 300$ each.

The kicker was none of the subsequent countries we needed it for even looked at the certificate; some had no idea of even what it was or why we needed it.

1 minute ago, Gilly said:

@Mudhen I shall look forward to sailing along virtually with you lucky ducks, for we too had a Grandeur cruise to look forward to in February...until we had the news that our first Grandchild plans to arrive around then and guess what?  Suddenly a cruise on Grandeur became less important 😉   So we'll sail on Voyager in late April instead and be with you in spirit!!

Aw,,,,We can TOTALLY sympathize with you. We had our "dream" cruise planned for last November and lo and behold, the grandbaby that was never supposed to be, made his presence known. He is/was our very first after a long fought struggle...first birthday is coming this November!

Needless to say, cruise went out the window!

Stay tuned and we'll be most pleased to report our adventures on the Grandeur!

We recently had an email from Regent expounding on the new entertainment offerings that will be coming with the Grandeur. If they can deliver half of what they highlight, it'll be a breath of fresh air.

We're fortunate enough to have a Grandeur cruise coming in Feb. 

Excited to hear about something new and different. We'll see if it pays off !

1 minute ago, Victoria2 said:

Why is that?

A quick lunch in the US often has a grilled cheese 'toastie' with a bowl of tomato soup. Is it a recognised duo?

Absolutely! Most Americans can't swallow a grilled cheese without that tomato soup!!!

I actually like to dip mine, but that's me....giggle!

30 minutes ago, exlondoner said:

The whole thing, whichever version, sounds absolutely horrible. I’ve never seem the point of melted cheese.

Oh, but you are all missing the most important part with those grilled cheeses....

A bowl of really good tomato soup!! 

When I was still teaching, that was one of the only lunches that I could count on from the cafeteria!